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Chapter 21: ROTC Advanced Camp — Summer of 1980
<p>Believe Nothing You Hear, and Only Half of What You See—A memoir of Service, Shame and the Search for Truth Time for Army ROTC Advanced Camp After finishing my junior year at Notre Dame — three years of increasingly difficult Military Science courses, drill, and early morning PT — it was finally time for the…</p>

Anthony Carbone
Aug 2212 min read


Chapter 17: Winter Break, Second Semester at Notre Dame & Summer Fun
<p>Believe Nothing You Hear, and Only Half of What You See — A memoir of Service, Shame and the Search for Truth Christmas Break at Fort Leavenworth As soon as I finished my last final examination at Notre Dame, which was on the absolute last day of finals on December 22nd, I ran back to…</p>

Anthony Carbone
Aug 116 min read


Chapter 9: MACV-SOG: My Father’s Top Secret Mission as a Black Operations Green Beret
<p>Believe Nothing You Hear, and Only Half of What You See—A Memoir of Service, Shame, and the Search for Truth Distintivie Unit Patches, Flashes, and Badges of the Special Operations: Military Assistance Command Vietnam–Studies & Observation Group (MACV-SOG) The Vietnam War was America’s longest and most controversial conflict, and at its murky core lay a…</p>

Anthony Carbone
Jul 2211 min read


Chapter 5: Dad’s First Tour of Duty in Vietnam (1966–1967)
<p>Believe Nothing You Hear, and Only Half of What You See—A Memoir of Service, Shame, and the Search for Truth Assignment to MACV as Cavalry Tactical Advisor in Vietnam In 1966, the war in Vietnam escalated, and our family felt its reach personally. My father received orders from the Pentagon to deploy to the Republic…</p>

Anthony Carbone
Jul 227 min read
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